Portrait of Jean Besly, Historian

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Charles Meryon

Title

Portrait of Jean Besly, Historian

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1861

Medium

Etching on grayish ivory laid chine

Dimensions

Image: 11.2 × 8.9 cm (4 7/16 × 3 9/16 in.); Plate: 14.5 × 12.1 cm (5 3/4 × 4 13/16 in.); Sheet: 16.6 × 13.5 cm (6 9/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1909.162

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